Challenge: cats and dogs
Word Count: 100
Minerva touched noses with the tom, then transformed into a woman and dispelled the cat fur. "He says they were purchased by a shabby man who smelled of dogs and wild things. He doesn't know why the - "
"Shabby man." Severus' hands clenched convulsively. "Lupin. That utter - "
"Now, Severus, there could be an innocent explanation." Minerva tensed as the buff colored tom rubbed against her legs. "It might be someone else."
"I very much doubt that," said Severus, and headed for the owlery. He owed the wolf an owl, or two, or three, or a dozen -